New Zealand vs England
New Zealand welcome England to their fortress Eden Park for the second and final Test of the series. The home side were pushed all the way in the first match and eventually squeaked home 16-15. The visitors will be ruing the missed kicks at goal which ultimately cost them the match. The All Blacks have been forced into one change with TJ Perenara replaced by Finlay Christie due to injury. England have also been forced into a change with the young Finn Baxter replacing Joe Marler in the front row also because of injury. The youngster will need to be at his best at the All Blacks dominated the scrum in the first test.
TIP: England will be facing a Herculean task to try and square of the series as it is almost 30 years that the All Blacks have lost a test match at Eden Park. The visitors were brilliant in defence but they will need an improvement in the scrums as they conceded many penalties due to the strong NZ front row. The bench will again play a major role and this is area that the home side seem to have the advantage in. The bookies have the All Blacks as favorites and I am also backing them for the win. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.22, Playabets 1.22 and Bettabets 1.22
HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS
New Zealand vs England
- NZ have won seven of the last nine matches against England.
- England have not beaten the All Blacks in NZ since 2003.
Latest results for both teams
NZ beat England 16-15 in these team’s last match.
PREDICTION
England looked a different team compared to earlier in the season as they showed plenty of promise in defence and attack. Their attack increased ten fold with Marcus Smith in the flyhalf position and the lively Alex Mitchell partnering in the halfbacks. The All Blacks struggled to launch meaningful attacks against the rush defence with a moment of brilliance from Stephen Perofeta finally breaking the defence. The England attack was slow paced and easy to defend when Smith and Mitchell were replaced. They will need more from Ben Spencer and Finn Smith when they come on in the final quarter. I am predicting a home win by 7 points.
Probable Starting XVs
New Zealand
15 Stephen Perofeta, 14 Sevu Reece, 13 Rieko Ioane, 12 Jordie Barrett, 11 Mark Tele’a, 10 Damian McKenzie, 9 Finlay Christie, 8 Ardie Savea, 7 Dalton Papali’i, 6 Samipeni Finau, 5 Patrick Tuipulotu, 4 Scott Barrett (c), 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Codie Taylor, 1 Ethan de Groot
England
15 George Furbank, 14 Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Ollie Lawrence, 11 Tommy Freeman, 10 Marcus Smith, 9 Alex Mitchell, 8 Ben Earl, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Chandler Cunningham-South, 5 George Martin, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Will Stuart, 2 Jamie George (c), 1 Joe Marler
Odds for this bet
The best odds on the NZ victory are as follows:
Tictacbets 1.22
Playabets 1.22
Bettabets 1.22
Odds comparison on the England handicap:
The complete odds on the England handicap:
Tictacbets 1.90 (+11.5)
Playabets 1.87 (+11.5)
Bettabets 1.89 (+11.5)
Predictions and Odds in details
There are poor odds on the NZ outright win therefore we suggest the away team on the handicap for better odds. The best odds on this bet are as follows: Tictacbets 1.90 (+11.5),Playabets 1.87 (+11.5) and Bettabets 1.89 (+11.5)
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